Dec 07 Sunday
Join the Lexington Community Orchestra for Classical Music Dances – a joyful celebration of rhythm and movement featuring music from Spain, Hungary, Russia, Austria, and Mexico. Admission is free, with donations appreciated.
BRAHMS | Hungarian Dance No. 5RIMSKY-KORSAKOV | Capriccio Espagnol, Op. 34BACH | Concerto in G minor for Piano, BWV 1058BORODIN | Prince Igor: Polovtsian DancesSTRAUSS | Emperor WaltzesMÁRQUEZ | Danzón No. 2
The Kentucky Bach Choir will offer its seasonal concert, Mary Bears a Promise, on Sunday evening, December 7, at 7:00 p.m., at First Presbyterian Church, 174 North Mill St in Lexington. The program includes a variety of repertoire from the 16th through the 21st centuries, including anthems, motets, Magnificat selections, a cantata, and an African-American spiritual, by J.S. Bach, C.P.E. Bach, G. P. da Palestrina, Benjamin Britten, Jester Hairston, and others.
Dec 12 Friday
LexPhil and The Lexington Singers return to the beautiful Cathedral of Christ the King for this holiday tradition of timeless orchestral and choral works. This awe-inspiring musical experience in a divine setting will transport all to a place of peace that evokes the spirit of the holiday season.
Buy your tickets now at lexphil.org/cathedral-christmas.
Music doesn’t just resonate — it reaches the heart. Heartsong: Mendelssohn, Guo, & Rachmaninoff on Saturday, November 22, at the Singletary Center for the Arts brings together three deeply expressive works that speak to love, memory, and emotional resilience.
The evening opens at 7:30PM with the Kentucky premiere of Moni Jasmine Guo’s the sound of where i came from (乡音 Xiāng Yīn) — a musical reflection on Guo’s hometown of Taiyuan, China. Next, renowned violinist Tai Murray joins LexPhil for the “hearts jewel” of the violin repertoire, Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto. The program closes with Rachmaninoff’s Symphony No. 2, a sweeping expression of vulnerability and triumph.
Buy your tickets now at lexphil.org/heartsong.
Dec 13 Saturday
Dec 15 Monday
Mark your calendars for Musick's Company's annual Christmas program on Monday December 15th at 7:30pm at Crestwood Church. We will be presenting a very special Handful of Christmas Delights from Appalachia and the American South, featuring heartwarming and hauntingly beautiful rural tunes, Southern Harmony shape note singing, simple hymns from Pleasant Hill KY Shakers and music by Kentucky composer John Jacob Niles. A must-see concert this Christmas season! Admission by suggested donation of $15. 1882 Bellefonte Dr. Lexington, KY.